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Ex-patriot vs. Expatriate
Ex-patriot
/ɛksˈpeɪtriət/Examples:
After years abroad, she felt more ex-patriot than her homeland.His heart beat with the nostalgia of an ex-patriot's song.An ex-patriot congregation often met at the local café.
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Expatriate
/eksˈpætriət/Examples:
Many expatriates gathered at the international clubs.She found comfort in the expatriate community abroad.The novel explores expatriate life in Paris during the 1920s.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Ex-patriot is someone who is a former patriot, often subtly implying a change in national loyalty.
- Expatriate refers to a person who lives outside their native country.
- Remember an expatriate is about living abroad, think Exit and Patriot to recall Expatriate.
- Ex-patriot isnt used to describe living overseas like expatriate; its a notion of past allegiance.
- Think of patriot in ex-patriot as someone formerly with strong national loyalty, unlike expatriate which focuses on location.
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